Downtown streetscape work starts Monday

Daily News staff

Updated
8:30 am EDT, Monday, June 5, 2017

The nearly $9 million downtown streetscape project will fit downtown with a contemporary design, which officials say will cater to more and safer pedestrian usage, create space for outdoor and street events and outdoor dining, and boost bicycle accessibility.

The nearly $9 million downtown streetscape project will fit downtown with a contemporary design, which officials say will cater to more and safer pedestrian usage, create space for outdoor and street events and

The nearly $9 million downtown streetscape project will fit downtown with a contemporary design, which officials say will cater to more and safer pedestrian usage, create space for outdoor and street events and outdoor dining, and boost bicycle accessibility.

The nearly $9 million downtown streetscape project will fit downtown with a contemporary design, which officials say will cater to more and safer pedestrian usage, create space for outdoor and street events and

Contractors on Monday will begin an estimated 25-week project to fit Midland with a new downtown.

The first of the three-phase, nearly $9 million streetscape project targets Rodd, McDonald and Ashman streets at Main Street.

Crews will remove the road surface and sidewalk area from the planter boxes to the curb. This includes removal of street trees, traffic signals, and streetlights. Underground sanitary sewer lateral repairs will take place through the entire three-block construction zone during the street shutdown, according to a city news release.

Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic from Gordon to Rodd streets starting Monday. McDonald Street will be closed from Larkin to Ann streets. And the Tridge and Farmers Market area will be accessible via Gordon, Ashman, and Rodd Streets, according to the release.

The intersection at Ashman and Main will remain open to traffic through the first week of construction. Drivers should expect intermittent closures at that intersection as work progresses.

Storefront sidewalk areas will be removed last as the construction process continues. Sidewalks will remain open as much as possible in each block during construction to allow pedestrian traffic to local businesses.

A staging area for Fisher Contracting will be designated in the public parking lot off Ann Street, closest to the rail trail, between Rodd and Wyman/McDonald. This parking area will be off limits to public parking for the duration of the construction project.

The city encourages parking on the open portions of Main Street, on side streets, and in the many public parking lots throughout the district.